Child&#39;s eating dish



Sept. 3, 1940. L. M GILL 2,213,837

CHILD S EATING DISH Filed May 26, 1937 a: v 'INVENTOR' ATTRNEY.

Patented Sept. 3, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention relates to an improvement in a childs eating dish and the novelty consists in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully hereinafter pointed out.

It has always been a problem with many children to get them to eat a sufiicient quantity and also the right kind of food.

My device solves this problem by concealing a dessert or reward so that not only it cannot be seen but also it cannot be reached until the required food has been first consumed.

Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional elevation of one embodiment of my device.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional elevation of a second embodiment of my device.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional elevation of a third embodiment of my device.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional elevation of a fourth embodiment of my device.

In the drawing as shown in Figure 1, a base 5 constructed preferably of Bakelite or some suitable similar heat insulating material has an inner circular seat 5, an outwardly flaring wall I, an upper circular seat 8 and a vertical circular lip 9 extending therefrom which is adapted to receive a dish II] and preferably of transparent glass having a circular bottom I6, the edge of which rests on the seat 6 and which has a flaring side wall III which rests on the wall I and a circular lip II extending therefrom which rests on the seat 8 and the outer periphery of which engages snugly against the vertical lip 9. The base 5 has a circular cut out portion I8 and a circular finger hole I2 in the center of the bottom to enable one on lifting the base 5 and dish I0 resting therein to push a finger up through I2 so as to lift said dish II] out of said base 5. A space I3 in the base 5 and between the base 5 and the bottom of the dish Ill serves as a space in which to place a special dessert or small toy, picture or anything of interest to a child.

In Figure 2 the dish I0 rests in the base 5 by means of the circular lip II resting on the circular seat 8 so that the outer periphery of the lip I I fits snugly against the vertical lip 9.

In Figure 3 the dish I 0 rests as to its circular bottom IS on the circular seat 6 of base 5 and the flaring wall I'I fits snugly against the flaring wall I of the base 5 and the upper circular rim I9 of the dish I II is exactly even with the upper circular rim 28 of the base 5.

In Figure 4 an inner circular dish I5 is adapted to rest as to its circular bottom I6 on the circular seat 6 of the base 5 and the sloping wall ll of said dish I5 rests against the flaring wall 1 of the base 5 and the upper circular lip I I of the dish I5 rests on the circular seat 8. A second dish III of shallower construction has a circular flaring side wall II which rests against the inside flaring wall 2| 5 of the dish I5 so as to rest snugly against the same and the circular lip II of dish I0 rests on the circular lip I4 of dish I5 so that the outer periphery of the lip I! fits snugly against the circular vertical lip 9 of the base 5.

It will be noted that the space I3 in which to place the reward for the child is common to all four forms as shown in these four different figures.

In Figure 4 the dish I0 is adapted to hold the food which the child is required to eat and the dish I5 to hold the dessert or second form of food.

In all of these various forms the dish I0 may be removed by lifting the base 5 and pushing the finger up through the opening I2 whereby the dish Ii] may be lifted out as these fit the base snugly in order that the child may not be able to remove the same until the food contained therein has been eaten when the attendant may lift out this dish III as described so as to enable the child to secure the reward which is contained in I3.

It will be noted that the base 5 is constructed with the sloping sides so that the child cannot lift the base and the dish I0 is fitted so snugly in the base 5 that the removal of the dish by the child is also impossible. The base 5 having the substantial rim portion 20 around the top serves as an insulation against the burning of the child on the dish -I I] if it is hot.

The sides of the dish I 0 and I5 are made flaring so that the child cannot lift the dish out of the base 5.

The dish Ill may be made of any suitable transparent material such as an ovenware glass like Pyrex.

The use of transparent glass in the dish I0 adds a stimulation to the eating by the child so as to see what is under the glass which cannot be seen until the dish has been emptied so that this can be made a constant stimulation to the eating by the average child who needs encouragement in finishing the food in the dish set before it.

It will be apparent that a dish made of metal or any other suitable material may be used and 50 that the shape of the dish and base may be varied to suit the particular requirements.

The combination of the base of a heat insulating material holding a dish in a manner to insulate and protect the user from contact with the 55 edge of the heated dish is of marked advantage fit into said base and rest on said countersunk in the use of any unusually heated dish served to shoulder so that the upper edge of said dish is the diner such as for example a sizzling platter flush with the upper edge of said base, a storage I claim: space between the bottom of said dish and said In combination' a base of a material which inbase and a finge opening in the bottom of said 6 sulates against hot and cold and having a, u base to facilitate the removal of said dish from tersunk shoulder immediately below its upper said base. edge, a rigid transparent dish adapted to snugly LESTER M. GILL. 

